Lifter and turner.



w. L. MILLIORN.

LIFTER AND TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30.19!)- 1,256,245 Patented Feb. 12,1918.

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WILLIAM L. MILLIORN, OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

LIFTER. AND TURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Application filed June 30, 1917. Serial lilo. 177,900.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM L. MILLIORN, a citizen of the United States,residing at El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lifters and Turn ers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a lifter and turner, comprehending theprovision of a simple, convenient and handy utensil for lifting pots;pans, kettles and lids, and for turning and lifting articles of food,etc., the object of the invention being to provide a device which may beinexpensively manufactured and which will effectually serve its intendedpurpose. The invention consists of the features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described andclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure l is a perspective view of a lifter and turner constructed inaccordance with my invention.

.Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the lifting blade on the line 22of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device as employed for lifting a panor similar utensil.

Fig. 4 is a view of a portion of the handle of the device showing itsuse as a lid or like lifter.

Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section through the lifting blade.

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a llfter and turner,comprising a lifting and turning blade or plate 1, made of sheet metalor other suitable material. This blade is substantially pear-shaped,being of maximum width at or near the rear end thereof and thencetapering to substantially a point at its forward end, the reduced end ofthe blade being adapted to be conveniently inserted under an object tobe liftcd or lifted and turned. The blade when made of sheet material ispreferably provided with a central longitudinally extending rib orcorrugation 2, whereby it is stiffened and strengthened to a desiredextent.

A looped handle 3 is provided for manipulating the blade or plate Thishandle 3 is composed of two strands 4 and 5 of wire of'suitable gage.The intermediate portions of these wires are disposed in parallelrelation and intertwisted to provide the looped handle body 6, and a.portion thereof is also arranged to extend forwardly beneath therearportion of the body of the blade in divergent relation. and these ends 8of the wire 4 are preferably flattened and secured to the blade byrivets or other suitable fastenings 9. The ends 8 are disposed on0pposite sides of themedial or center line of the blade, and by theirdiverging relationship form a firm connection, whereby the shank of thehandle is fastened to the blade in a staunch and durable manner.

The ends of the wire 5 are bent outwardly in opposite directions to formsegmentally curved stop arms 10, which are disposed above and slightlyin rear of the rear edge of the blade 1 and curved to conform to thecontour of such portion of the blade, said arms thence being bentdownwardly to provide vertical stop-shoulders 11, and finally bentforwardly and inwardly on converging lines to provide attaching portions12, which attaching portions 12 extend beneath the side portions of theblade or plate 1, at a point in advance of the ends 8 of the wire 4 andbetween the same and the transverse center of the blade and are securedto the blade by rivets or other suitable fastenings 13.

By the construction described, the terminals of the wire 5 form braceswhich are connected with the sides of the blade in advance of andlaterallybeyond the attaching ends 8 of the wire 4, whereby a form offastening connection between the blade and handle is afforded, thuspreventing the blade from having pivotal motionon the fasten dersfurthermore adapt the blade to be inserted beneath the bottom of a panand the pan shifted rearwardly by tilting the lifter and pan, withoutthe necessity of handling the pan or liability of the pan becomingdisplaced.

It will be understood that the device may be used as a lifter forvarious kinds of pots, pans, and cooking or other utensils, whereby hotutensils may be lifted, handled and transported in an easy andconvenient manner. The blade 1 may also be employed as a lifter andturner for cakes, hot potatoes and other food stufls. By reversing thetool in the hand the book 7 may be engaged with the handle 15 of a lidor cover 16, or other similar object, whereby a hot lid or cover may beapplied and removed in a simple and convenient manner.

It will thus be seen that my invention provides a device of thecharacter described which is simple of construction, convenient andefficient in action, and which may be manufactured and sold at acomparatively low cost. When not in use the device may be hung up orsuspended by means of the looped handle 6 or hook 7 as will be readilyunderstood.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

1. A lifter and turner comprising a lifting and turning plate, a handleformed of looped and twisted strands of wire, certain mes es endportions of one of the wires being arranged in diverging relation andsecured to the plate, the other wire being twisted about the first namedwire and extended to provide bracing arms disposed rearwardly of theplate and also bent to provide stop shoulders arranged rearwardly of thepoints of attachment of the first named wire to said plate.

2. A lifter and turner comprising a lifting and turning plate and ahandle formed of a pair of looped and twisted strands of wire, saidstrands being constructed to provide a looped handle proper, and a shankat the forward end of the handle proper, and one of the wires having endportions secured to the plate on diverging lines adjacent to itslongitudinal center, and the other wire having its end portions formedto provide laterally extending bracing arms disposed above andprojecting along the rear portion of the plate, said arms havingdepending portions forming stop shoulders and terminal portionsprojecting inwardly on converging lines and secured to the plate atpoints in advance and outwardly beyond the attaching ends of the firstnamed wire.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

lVILLIAl /I L. MILLIORN. Witnesses:

v M. A. VoeEL,

A. J. lFLoREs.

